Jamie K. McCallum is assistant professor of sociology at Middlebury College. His book Global Unions, Local Power, won the best book award from the American Sociological Association in 2014. Frances Fox Piven was his PhD dissertation adviser.

Labor
This Labor Day, Let’s Remember Labor’s Forgotten Fight—Shorter Hours and Control Over Work Time
We’re working more for less. Instead, we should fight to work less for more.
Jamie K. McCallum

Labor
VIDEO: Frances Fox Piven on the Importance of Social Movements Being ‘Unruly’
Jamie K. McCallum
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
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